My God, I Love Thee

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1.	My God, I love thee, not because 
	I hope for heaven thereby, 
	nor yet because, if I love not, 
	I must forever die. 


2.	Thou, O my Jesus, thou didst me 
	upon the cross embrace; 
	for me didst bear the nails and spear 
	and manifold disgrace. 


3.	Then why, O blessed Jesus Christ, 
	should I not love thee well? 
	Not for the sake of winning heaven, 
	nor of escaping hell. 


4.	Not with the hope of gaining aught,
	not seeking a reward, 
	but as thyself hast loved me, 
	O everlasting Lord. 


5.	So would I love thee, dearest Lord, 
	and in thy praise will sing; 
	because thou art my loving God 
	and my eternal King.

Words by:

17th cent. Latin;
trans. by Edward Caswall
Music by:

Est's The Whole Booke of Psalmes;
harm. from Hymns Ancient and Modern